Avondale

Population: 322
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $142,300

Avondale, a community in Clay County, Missouri, has 322 residents. Its median household income of $48,750 runs below the Clay County figure of $86,150.

From 2019 to 2023, Avondale's population declined 36.5% from 507 to 322, while its median home value rose 61.2% from $88,300 to $142,300.

81.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 322
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $142,300
Median gross rent: $1,342
Housing units: 211
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

507322

Median household income

$42,500$48,750

Median home value

$88,300$142,300

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,342

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	507	$42,500	$88,300	$1,065
2020	494	$43,889	$101,300	$1,046
2021	407	$44,107	$102,900	$1,083
2022	343	$40,000	$134,800	$1,214
2023	322	$48,750	$142,300	$1,342

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6420.5%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.2%
5 to 17	45	14.0%
18 to 24	7	2.2%
25 to 34	53	16.5%
35 to 44	53	16.5%
45 to 54	36	11.2%
55 to 64	66	20.5%
65 to 74	43	13.4%
75 and over	15	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	271	84.2%
Black or African American	16	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's43.2%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	11.7%
High school graduate	67	25.2%
Some college or associate's	115	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	46	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	106	66.7%
Carpooled	6	3.8%
Public transit	1	0.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	28.3%
Other means	1	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	22.8%
15 to 29 min	54	47.4%
30 to 44 min	27	23.7%
45 to 59 min	4	3.5%
60+ min	3	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 13.7% (44 of 322)

	Count	Share
Family households	76	47.5%
Nonfamily households	84	52.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	160	75.8%
Vacant	51	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	98	61.3%
Renter-occupied	62	38.8%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units17.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	171	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	1.9%
5 to 19 units	36	17.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2902800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1545, -94.5452